American Oversight voluntarily dismissed its complaint against the SBA after the agency indicated it would comply with the FOIA request seeking communications with Ivanka Trump.

The Small Business Administration responded to our FOIA request (SBA-17-0102) providing names, job titles, and resumes for a number of the political appointees at the agency.

No records response from SBA to our request for ethics waivers provided to political appointees, and that it provided no records in response to the Office of Government Ethics' request for information in early 2017.

Response from SBA stating it had had no records responsive to the request of government ethics.

American Oversight today sued to obtain emails from the time period at the start of the Trump administration during which Ivanka Trump advised the president and offered input to executive agencies but refused to become a government employee subject to ethics rules.

Complaint filed by American Oversight against the Departments of Commerce, Education, Treasury, Labor, and the Small Business Administration for communications with Ivanka Trump.

FOIA seeking records identifying new political appointees working at the agency, including resumes as well as any ethics or conflict of interest waivers or authorizations.

FOIA to SBA seeking communications and records of meetings between Ivanka Trump and SBA officials. 

FOIA request to multiple agencies for ethics waivers provided to political appointees in light of the Office of Government Ethics request for information.